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Civil society in Southeast Asia by Hock Guan Lee; Institute of Southeast Asian Studies is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Civil society in Southeast Asia about?

What is the relevance of civil society to people empowerment, effective governance, and deepening democracy? This book addresses this question by examining the activities and public participation of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the areas of religion, ethnicity, gender and the environment. Examples are taken from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. State regimes' attempts to co-opt the concept or reject it as alien to "Asian values" have apparently not turned out as expected. This is evident from the fact that many Southeast Asian citizens are inspired by the civil society concept and now engage in public discourse and participation. The experience of civil society in Southeast Asia shows that its impact -- or lack of impact -- on democratization and democracy depends on a variety of factors not only within civil society itself, but also within the state.

Who reads Civil society in Southeast Asia?

Author

Hock Guan Lee; Institute of Southeast Asian Studies

Publisher

NIAS Press; Institute of Southeast Asian Studies; ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9789812306210

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Political Science, Social Science, Sociology